Jofra Archer Endured Heavy Pain During The Second Half Of The World Cup

England’s latest pace sensation Jofra Archer revealed that he endured substantial pain due to a side injury during the ICC World Cup 2019. The English pacer played a crucial role as England clinched their maiden World Cup title beating New Zealand by Super Over boundary count at the Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Jofra Archer made a return to cricket for Sussex in the Vitality T20 Blast since winning the World Cup title. He starred with the ball returning with two for 21 in his four overs as the game ended in a tie. Archer sustained the injury midway to the competition during England’s game over Afghanistan. With England effectively facing must-win situations in their last two matches against India and New Zealand during the round-robin phase, the hosts couldn’t afford to rest Archer.

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The Barbados-born pacer revealed the painful situation when he had to take painkillers to keep going during that period. Jofra Archer revealed that he was fortunate to recover in time as he couldn’t afford to miss games.

“It was pretty excruciating. I’m fortunate it’s settled quickly. It was pretty bad. I couldn’t do it without painkillers, which was from the Afghanistan game onwards. I couldn’t get a week’s rest in during the tournament because of how close the games were. I only ever needed a week to 10 days,” Archer recalled when he spoke to BBC Sussex.

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Furthermore, Jofra Archer is now setting his eyes in the upcoming Ashes series starting from August 1 at Edgbaston. The young seamer is likely to make his debut in red-ball cricket as England look to make it a double after clinching the World Cup. Archer bagged 20 wickets in the competition to finish as the joint third-highest wicket-taker and will hope to keep up the excellent work.

“I’m just ready to go out there and show the guys what I can do with a red ball. I think my red-ball record is better than my white-ball record, so I just can’t wait to get the opportunity,” Archer concluded.